Thursday, June 14, 2012

06/14/2012
One can’t be too sure if the incumbent Supreme Court (SC) justices
will be taking well the appointment by Noynoy of a chief justice who is
an outsider, especially any of those who have so far been nominated as
candidates for the top judicial post.

While acting Chief Justice
Antonio Carpio claims that appointing anyone, following tradition or
not, is a presidential prerogative and that he would respect the
decision of the President in his appointment, there’s still a hallow
ring to that statement.

Carpio is at this time suffering from a
negative public perception arising from his active involvement in
getting Chief Justice Renato Corona ousted from his position. Carpio is
also seen as being overly ambitious and is an ally of Noynoy, which is
probably the reason Carpio, the most senior member in the SC, appears to
be going out of his way to change that negative image he has earned, by
pretending not to be salivating for the top post when it is evident
that he wants it — and had wanted it even as early as 2010, which is why
he and his cousin, now Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, came up with
that act of rejecting their nomination as candidates of the SC, using as
reason that they believe it should be the incoming President — Noynoy —
who should be the appointing power, and not Gloria Arroyo..... MORE